Back in the 1960s, The Love Bug kicked off a film franchise featuring Herbie the VW Beetle, a “Volksie” with a mind of its own that becomes an unlikely racing champion.

Putting a load of batteries and powerful motors in a classic Volkswagen Beetle for the purposes of drag racing is actually more common than you might think. There are lots of them out there already ...

It's not every day a Volkswagen Beetle goes flying through the air. However, during one September weekend in Southern California, rallycross fans were treated to just such a sight. It was the seventh ...

Desert racing is a grueling bloodsport fueled by raucous internal combustion engines—that is, with the rare but growing exception of offroad EVs. In stark contrast to the thunderous gas-powered trucks ...

The history of desert racing in the United States and Mexico is in a large part the history of old Volkswagens, specifically, their engines: These air-cooled flat fours powered thousands of race cars ...